Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.81/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$130.81

154 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$8.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	136.04	818	41
Medium and Large 2	638	128.98	823	107
Medium and Large 3	480	127.82	614	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale154 hd

130.81

—

AL average13 barns · 757 hd

130.37

+0.45

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,588	83.17	1,321	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	54.71	637	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	54.67	806	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	48.74	491	55

Every lot, as filed

69 lots · USDA AMS · Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	120.93/cwt	119.00–122.50	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.64/cwt	130.00–132.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	145.87/cwt	145.00–147.50	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	148.15/cwt	145.00–151.00	487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	685	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.68/cwt	124.00–128.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	121.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.74/cwt	152.50–155.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	530	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.50	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	128.58/cwt	127.50–130.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	133.70/cwt	132.00–136.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	725	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	122.41/cwt	119.00–124.00	958	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	118.00/cwt	117.50–119.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	124.16/cwt	122.50–125.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	131.39/cwt	130.00–132.50	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	98.67/cwt	98.00–99.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	933	762.06/cwt	750.00–775.00	7,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,201	689.93/cwt	675.00–700.00	8,286	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,070	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	713	323.80/cwt	285.00–350.00	2,309	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,020	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,905	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	892	580.84/cwt	550.00–650.00	5,181	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	968	989.28/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	9,576	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	749.10/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,517	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	900	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	78.78/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,170	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	55.58/cwt	54.00–57.00	821	5
Bulls	—	—	1,895	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,687	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	53.16/cwt	53.00–53.50	780	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	54.96/cwt	53.00–57.00	644	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	50.94/cwt	49.00–52.00	545	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	50.83/cwt	48.00–53.00	528	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	58.83/cwt	58.00–60.00	738	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	45.05/cwt	43.00–47.00	428	21
Bulls	—	—	1,589	85.01/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,351	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	800	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	695	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	155.34/cwt	155.00–156.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	132.41/cwt	129.00–135.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	139.25/cwt	138.00–140.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	115.65/cwt	113.00–117.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	121.33/cwt	119.00–122.00	581	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	135.04/cwt	134.75–135.25	843	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	123.37/cwt	123.00–125.00	903	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	137.50/cwt	134.00–140.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	118.24/cwt	115.00–119.00	635	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	111.89/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.61/cwt	140.00–144.00	618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	579	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	130.55/cwt	128.00–132.00	495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	117.09/cwt	115.00–120.00	493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	861	5

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Aug 20, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 349Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 245Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 157Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	156.00	156.00
6	—	584	119.00–122.50	120.93
6	—	329	145.00–151.00	148.15
5	—	479	127.50–130.00	128.58
3	—	627	117.50–119.00	118.00
3	—	520	125.00–126.00	125.33
7	—	432	129.00–135.00	132.41
2	—	710	110.00	110.00
7	—	382	134.00–140.00	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	145.00–147.50	145.87
3	—	517	130.00–132.50	130.82
3	—	417	140.00–142.50	140.82
3	—	327	155.00–156.00	155.34
1	—	485	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.72
4	—	523	115.00–120.00	116.73
3	—	417	122.50–125.00	124.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	126.00	126.00
5	—	436	130.00–132.50	131.39
4	—	319	138.00–140.00	139.25
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	525	130.50	130.50
12	—	675	120.00	120.00
19	—	420	137.75	137.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	124.00–128.00	125.68
6	—	330	132.00–136.00	133.70
3	—	780	98.00–99.00	98.67
3	—	583	113.00–117.00	115.65
18	—	479	119.00–122.00	121.33
2	—	640	110.00	110.00
17	—	537	115.00–119.00	118.24
9	—	379	128.00–132.00	130.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	120.00–124.00	121.63
2	—	510	110.00	110.00
5	—	476	110.00–115.00	111.89
5	—	421	115.00–120.00	117.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	130.00–132.00	130.64
3	—	530	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	152.50–155.00	153.74
35	—	783	119.00–124.00	122.41
30	—	519	134.00	134.00
11	—	732	123.00–125.00	123.37
11	—	433	140.00–144.00	142.61
5	—	670	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	137.75	137.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	725	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	585	136.75	136.75
17	—	624	134.75–135.25	135.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	750.00–775.00	762.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,201	675.00–700.00	689.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	713	285.00–350.00	323.80
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	892	550.00–650.00	580.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,137	725.00–800.00	749.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	968	975.00–1,000.00	989.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	77.00–80.00	78.78
1	—	1,895	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,589	84.00–86.00	85.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	54.00–57.00	55.58
3	—	1,468	53.00–53.50	53.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,172	53.00–57.00	54.96
13	—	1,070	49.00–52.00	50.94
8	—	1,254	58.00–60.00	58.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,039	48.00–53.00	50.83
21	—	949	43.00–47.00	45.05
2	—	1,088	54.00	54.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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